CloudPYME: A Full Value-chain

Ecosystem for the

Provision of Modeling and

Simulation Services on

Cloud for SMEs

To provide high performance computing and advanced

communications resources and services to the scientific

community of Galicia and to the Spanish National Research

Council (CSIC), as well as, to institutions and enterprises

with R&D&I activity.

To promote high quality research in Computational

Science in close collaboration with the research community

from Galicia as well as from other regions or countries all

over the world; contributing in this way to the advancement

of science, to transfer technology to industry and

administrations, and as consequence, to the welfare of

society as a whole.

Mission Statement

HPC for SMEs

“… HIGHLIGHTS that HPC is a crucial asset for the EU's innovation

capacity and STRESSES its strategic importance to benefit the EU's

industrial capabilities as well as its citizens, by innovating industrial

products and services, increasing competitiveness, and addressing

grand societal and scientific challenges more effectively.”

Draft Council Conclusions on 'High Performance Computing: Europe's place in a

Global Race’” of March 27th, 2013

But for SMEs, HPC does not always mean big supercomputers

SIMULATION IN SMEs in Galicia (2004)

http://simula.cesga.es

Constraints

Training,

V&V, and

consulting

Open Source

External CPUs:

CLOUD

http://simula.cesga.es

CloudPYME Project

0448_CLOUDPYME_1_E

http://www.cloudpyme.eu

Technological Centres

Activities• Identify, Verify and Validate Open Software Salome

Code_aster

OpenFOAM

• Training

• External Support

• CPU on demand

Technological Centres

Supercomputer Centres

or

Cloud Providers

CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURECloudPYME Distribution

SALOME

CODE_ASTER

STORAGE

HPC on Cloud

CPUs on Demand

Same CloudPYME Distribution

Full-Value-Chain Cloud SupportLEVEL 1

LEVEL 2Application,

V&V, Training,

Modeling

Cloud Computing

Tested with companies

• Carpintaria Domingos Fernandes Ralha e Herdeiros

• Weproductise

What have we learnt?

• Open Source CAD is not welcome.

• CAE Open software is not easy to use, not

friendly. But IT is powerful.

• Bandwidth is a barrier. Another solution for

shared storage.

• Windows (SMEs) vs Linux world.

• New functionalities (as robust studies) are

more suitable for Cloud.

Next Step: CloudPYME 2

• Promote HPC, not only M&S– Improve Cloud platform

– Open calls for experiments

– Consulting about usage of HPC

• Exploring the deployment of PLM among

SMEs

• Exploring and promoting Open Innovation

in SMEs.

• Visit: http://www.cloudpyme.eu/en

0682_CLOUDPYME2_1_E

Conclusions

• Simulation and HPC is a must for SMEs

• Still important barriers to adopt it

• Supercomputing centres have the

computing knowledge

• But need collaboration with Tech Centers

• Open Software and Cloud could help

adoption, but need improvements

Thanks! Q&A